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Innovative technique uses AI and a digital camera to monitor blood pressure

Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique demonstrated by Australian and Iraqi researchers.

7 Dec 2022

Lancet Global Health paper raises alarm about the growing threat of malaria

A paper published in The Lancet Global Health journal is sounding the alarm about the growing threat of malaria potentially spreading to countries where the disease is not typically endemic.

7 Dec 2022

COVID-19 disruptions associated with lowest number of Australia’s public hospital elective surgeries

The number of patients treated in the 2021–22 financial year from Australia’s public hospital elective surgery waiting lists (‘elective’ meaning non-emergency) fell to the lowest level since 2010–11. This was associated with disruptions to hospital services as a result of COVID-19.

7 Dec 2022

Understanding why respiratory infections are more common in the winter

Researchers investigate the role of extracellular vesicles in the innate nasal mucosal response to several respiratory viruses.

6 Dec 2022

Physical functions among Japanese children deteriorated after the onset of pandemic, study finds

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in central Japan investigated how restrictions on children's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic affected their life habits and their abilities to perform physical activities.

6 Dec 2022

Government launches new Elective Recovery Taskforce to bust the Covid backlogs

Patients will benefit from quicker access to treatment and lifesaving diagnostic tests close to home following the launch of a new Elective Recovery Taskforce and approval of 19 new one stop shops for tests, checks and scans, the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay announced today.

6 Dec 2022

Researchers identify micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk

Healthy diets are rich in antioxidants like amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin C, but exactly how beneficial these micronutrients are for cardiovascular health has long been controversial.

6 Dec 2022

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

More than 107,000 Americans died from drug overdose in 2021, highlighting the need for evidence-based interventions.

6 Dec 2022

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Behavioral and psychological symptoms – such as agitation and aggression – are hallmarks of dementia that occur across disease stages and types, and can negatively impact both the person living with dementia and their caregivers.

6 Dec 2022

Pre-existing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may increase the breadth of mRNA vaccines, study suggests

Nearly three years into the pandemic, many of us now carry antibodies against the virus - due to an infection or two, a few doses of mRNA vaccine, or a round of monoclonal-antibody treatment.

6 Dec 2022

New project aims to address the vast data-related problems in cancer research

The National Cancer Institute has awarded $10.5 million to the Division of Biostatistics at the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

6 Dec 2022

Paper-based synthetic biosensor could help easily detect toxin putrescine in beef

The supply chain that brings meat to market worldwide is highly complex and usually very efficient. But when disruptions in one part of the world can result in transportation delays an ocean and a continent away, meat spoilage becomes a very real risk to food producers, vendors and consumers.

6 Dec 2022

Drug overdose deaths reach a record high among pregnant and postpartum women, study reveals

Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women increased more than 180 percent in the past five years, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

6 Dec 2022

Research extends the powerful tool of immunotherapy to autoimmune diseases

The cancer therapy known as CAR-T has revolutionized treatment of some blood cancers since it was introduced in 2017. The therapy uses genetically altered immune cells to home in on cancer cells and destroy them.

6 Dec 2022

New technology could increase scan speeds of three-dimensional MRIs

Nicholas Dwork, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has filed a provisional patent for a technology that could increase scan speeds of three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

6 Dec 2022

Study provide new insights into why cholestasis causes cognitive issues

Patients with cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can experience significant impairment of bile flow and may develop neurological symptoms including fatigue and cognitive decline.

6 Dec 2022

Discovery of three new brain tumor subtypes could help to identify novel, effective therapies

Research lead by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered three new subtypes of brain tumor which could help to identify new and effective therapies.

6 Dec 2022

Gestational diabetes mellitus linked to early particulate matter exposure with high BMI

Researchers assess the impact of high BMI before pregnancy, coupled with exposure to different levels of PM, on the incidence of gestational diabetes.

6 Dec 2022

Innovative precision oncology enabled by micro-organospheres derived from patients

The development of an automatic microfluidics droplet platform to rapidly generate patient-derived models of cancer.

6 Dec 2022

Ochsner Medical Center earns "high performing" rating by U.S. News & World Report for maternity care

Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, inclusive of Ochsner Medical Center- West Bank Campus and Ochsner Baptist, is the highest-rated maternity hospital in Louisiana, according to Best Hospital for Maternity ratings released today by U.S. News & World Report – the global authority on hospital ratings and consumer advice.

6 Dec 2022

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Innovative technique uses AI and a digital camera to monitor blood pressure

Lancet Global Health paper raises alarm about the growing threat of malaria

COVID-19 disruptions associated with lowest number of Australia’s public hospital elective surgeries

Understanding why respiratory infections are more common in the winter

Physical functions among Japanese children deteriorated after the onset of pandemic, study finds

Government launches new Elective Recovery Taskforce to bust the Covid backlogs

Researchers identify micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Pre-existing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may increase the breadth of mRNA vaccines, study suggests

New project aims to address the vast data-related problems in cancer research

Paper-based synthetic biosensor could help easily detect toxin putrescine in beef

Drug overdose deaths reach a record high among pregnant and postpartum women, study reveals

Research extends the powerful tool of immunotherapy to autoimmune diseases

New technology could increase scan speeds of three-dimensional MRIs

Study provide new insights into why cholestasis causes cognitive issues

Discovery of three new brain tumor subtypes could help to identify novel, effective therapies

Gestational diabetes mellitus linked to early particulate matter exposure with high BMI

Innovative precision oncology enabled by micro-organospheres derived from patients

Ochsner Medical Center earns "high performing" rating by U.S. News & World Report for maternity care

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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